Oleg Zhdanov: Russia may change its air strike tactics

Germany will fund the production and supply of 50,000 attack FPV drones to Ukraine. This is one of the largest known Western procurements of drones for the Ukrainian army

In the village of Oskil, in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region, on the night of 11 July, unknown individuals removed a T-70 tank that had been placed on the mass grave of the crew who were killed during the Second World War

Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from Serhiy Koretskyi, head of Naftogaz of Ukraine. The meeting focused on the operations of state-owned energy companies, the consequences of Russian attacks and measures to strengthen the country’s energy resilience

The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, has effectively confirmed that she will be stepping down from her post. Following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, she stated that she had discussed her future role with the head of state and was ready to take on new responsibilities for Ukraine

Following the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, the group’s units remaining in the Central African Republic established their own funding system based on the illicit drug trade

Bill No. 15387 has been tabled in the Verkhovna Rada, proposing a review of the procedure for serving notices issued by territorial recruitment and social support centres (TRSCs and SSCs)

Ukraine is preparing to extend martial law and general mobilisation once again. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to table the relevant bills before the Verkhovna Rada in the near future

The Ukrainian Defence Forces have introduced an updated mechanism for calculating additional financial allowances for military personnel. The new rules set out which allowances are payable for different types of combat missions, who is eligible to receive them, and how participation in such missions will be verified

In the long term, Ukraine may be able to reduce its need for mobilisation through the development of modern military technologies and the recruitment of foreign volunteers. At the same time, these measures are not capable of quickly resolving the problem of manpower shortages

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the initial findings of the investigation into the explosions at the depots in Vyshneve, which occurred following a Russian missile strike. According to him, the Security Service of Ukraine has already identified the officials responsible for allowing the weapons depots to be situated near residential areas